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Yes, an elephant will eat hay if that's what it's fed. Hay is dried grass, and grass forms a large part of the natural diet. Hay is a convenient food and is fed to captive elephants all the time.
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∙ 15y agoLike other grazing animals, elephants eat hay which is dried grass. Straw, the dried stalks of crops such as wheat or barley, is just used as bedding.
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Do elephants eat hay?
Yes.
Do African elephants eat hay?
Yes.
What are three things Elephants eat?
Grass, leaves, straw/hay.
How do elephants crack open peanuts?
Elephants have strong jaws and teeth that enable them to crack open peanuts with ease. They use their trunk to pick up the peanut and then place it in their mouth to apply pressure and break the shell. Additionally, their tusks can also be used to help crack open the peanuts if needed.
How much food do Asian elephants eat?
Between 125 and 175 pounds of food a day. The bulk of their diet is hay.
Name some herbivore animals and what they eat?
Rabbits - they eat grass, vegetables, and hay. Elephants - they consume leaves, twigs, fruits, and grass. Giraffes - they feed on leaves, buds, and shoots from tall trees. Cows - they graze on grass and hay.
What do Sumatran elephants eat?
Sumatran elephants eat a variety of vegetation, including grasses, leaves, fruit, and bark. Their diet can also include crops like bananas and sugarcane, leading to conflicts with humans in agricultural areas. These elephants require a large amount of food each day to meet their nutritional needs.
Do giraffes eat elephants?
Elephants do not eat giraffes because elephants do not eat meat. Elephants are herbivores.
Do elephants eat plants?
Yes elephants do eat plants
What do africian elephants eat?
Elephants are herbivorous; they eat vegetation.
What do elephants eat in a tropical rain forest?
Elephants eat moss grass warter and mud only wild elephants eat that
Why do the elephants at the National Zoo throw hay on their backs every day after their bath?
in the wild, elephants will throw dirt and sand on their skin after a swim as a way to keep off parasites and from getting sunburned. At the zoo, the elephants are probably responding to the same instincts but simply do not have the materials around to complete it properly. Because the hay is nearby, that is all they know to use.
